# Texas HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty. Texas HB 18, Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty., is a 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session House bill sponsored by Stan Gerdes, Adam Hinojosa (Republican), Matt Shaheen and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-09-17 (Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (December 4, 2025)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB18-892 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Texas HB 18 - State: Texas - Session: 89th Legislature 2nd Called Session - Title: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-08-21 - Last action: 2025-09-17, Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (December 4, 2025) - Sponsors: Stan Gerdes, Adam Hinojosa (Republican), Matt Shaheen, Valoree Swanson - Cosponsors: 26 - Subjects: Ethics, Legislature, Salaries & Expenses, POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 14 (14 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Texas lawmakers face fundraising limits during walkouts: cost, low. The law limits political fundraising and spending during a Texas lawmaker’s unexcused absence outside Texas to block the chamber’s work. The chamber must have compelled attendance, ordered arrests by its sergeant-at-arms, or issued civil arrest warrants. The lawmaker must remain outside Texas and s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stan Gerdes, House - Sponsor: Adam Hinojosa (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Matt Shaheen, House - Sponsor: Valoree Swanson, House - Cosponsor: Keith Bell, House - Cosponsor: Greg Bonnen, House - Cosponsor: Brad Buckley, House - Cosponsor: Angie Chen Button, House - Cosponsor: Giovanni Capriglione, House - Cosponsor: Charles Cunningham, House - Cosponsor: Richard Hayes, House - Cosponsor: Cole Hefner, House - Cosponsor: Carrie Isaac, House - Cosponsor: Phil King (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc LaHood, House - Cosponsor: Janie Lopez, House - Cosponsor: Shelley Luther, House - Cosponsor: Will Metcalf, House - Cosponsor: Mayes Middleton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Morgan, House - Cosponsor: Tom Oliverson, House - Cosponsor: Angelia Orr, House - Cosponsor: Jared Patterson, House - Cosponsor: Dennis Paul, House - Cosponsor: Katrina Pierson, House - Cosponsor: Keresa Richardson, House - Cosponsor: David Spiller, House - Cosponsor: Cody Vasut, House - Cosponsor: Trey Wharton, House - Cosponsor: Terry M. Wilson, House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-09-04 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-03 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-03 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-02 | House | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-02 | Senate | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-02 | House | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-02 | House | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-02 | House | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-02 | House | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-02 | House | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-02 | House | Record vote | pass | | | | | 2025-09-02 | House | Record vote | pass | | | | | | House | Committee vote: Elections | pass | 5 | 0 | | | | Senate | Committee vote: State Affairs | pass | 9 | 1 | | ## Actions (76) - 2025-09-17: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (December 4, 2025) (House) - 2025-09-17: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-09-04: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-09-04: Signed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-09-04: Signed in the House (House) - 2025-09-04: Reported enrolled (House) - 2025-09-04: Senate passage reported (House) - 2025-09-04: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-09-04: Passed (Senate) - 2025-09-04: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-09-04: Laid before the Senate (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Printing rule suspended (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Reported favorably w/o amendments (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Vote taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Testimony taken in committee (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Considered in public hearing (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate) - 2025-09-03: Co-sponsor authorized (Senate) - 2025-09-02: Record vote (Senate) - 2025-09-02: Posting rule suspended (Senate) - 2025-09-02: Referred to State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-09-02: Read first time (Senate) - 2025-09-02: Received from the House (Senate) - 2025-09-02: Reported engrossed (House) - 2025-09-02: Reason for vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-09-02: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-09-02: Record vote (RV#152) (House) - 2025-09-02: Passed (House) - 2025-09-02: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-09-02: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-09-02: Record vote (RV#149) (House) - 2025-09-02: Passed to engrossment as amended (House) - 2025-09-02: Record vote (RV#148) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment adopted as amended (1-Shaheen) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment to amendment withdrawn (8-Bucy and Little) (House) - 2025-09-02: Point of order withdrawn (amendment) (Rule 11, Section 2) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment to amendment offered (8-Bucy and Little) (House) - 2025-09-02: Record vote (RV#147) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment to amendment fails of adoption (7-Goodwin) (House) - 2025-09-02: Record vote (RV#146) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment to amendment fails of adoption (6-Bucy) (House) - 2025-09-02: Point of order withdrawn (amendment) (Article III, Section 40) (House) - 2025-09-02: Record vote (RV#145) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment amended (5-Little) (House) - 2025-09-02: Point of order overruled (amendment) (Article III, Section 40) (House) - 2025-09-02: Point of order withdrawn (amendment) (Rule 11, Section 2) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment to amendment offered (5-Little) (House) - 2025-09-02: Point of order sustained (amendment) (Rule 11, Section 2) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment to amendment offered (4-Little) (House) - 2025-09-02: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-09-02: Record vote (RV#143) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment to amendment fails of adoption (3-Martinez Fischer) (House) - 2025-09-02: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House) - 2025-09-02: Record vote (RV#142) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment to amendment fails of adoption (2-Rose) (House) - 2025-09-02: Amendment(s) offered (1-Shaheen) (House) - 2025-09-02: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-09-02: Placed on General State Calendar (House) - 2025-08-28: Considered in Calendars (House) - 2025-08-28: Committee report sent to Calendars (House) - 2025-08-28: Committee report distributed (House) - 2025-08-28: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House) - 2025-08-28: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) (House) - 2025-08-28: Considered in formal meeting (House) - 2025-08-25: Left pending in committee (House) - 2025-08-25: Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (House) - 2025-08-25: Considered in public hearing (House) - 2025-08-25: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (House) - 2025-08-21: Referred to Elections (House) - 2025-08-21: Read first time (House) - 2025-08-21: Filed (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018E.PDF) - Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018F.PDF) - House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018H.PDF) - Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018I.PDF) - Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018S.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 16: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court… (signed) - SB 16: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the crimi… (signed) - HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption an… (signed) - HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts w… (signed) - HR 128: Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose o… (adopted) - SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units. (failed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018E.HTM) - [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018E.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018F.HTM) - [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018F.PDF) - [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018H.HTM) - [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018H.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018I.HTM) - [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018I.PDF) - [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00018S.HTM) - [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/pdf/HB00018S.PDF) ## Related - [HB 16: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB16-892) - [SB 16: Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB16-892) - [HB 8: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implem…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB8-892) - [HB 7: Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB7-892) - [HR 128: Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HR128-892) - [SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing u…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB10-892) - [Texas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas/bills) - [Texas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/texas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB18-892 (as of 2026-11-01).